Applications To Vote In General Election Almost A Third Higher Than In 2017

The number of people who applied to vote in next month’s crunch general election was almost a third higher than in 2017, Wednesday’s latest figures have revealed.

Some 3,850,828 applications were made in the 29 days between the snap election being announced and the voter registration deadline on Tuesday. 

On deadline day alone, almost 660,000 people registered to vote – more than 250,000 of whom were under 25. 

By comparison, in the 35 days leading up to the final application date in 2017, 2,938,291 applications were made, according to figures collected by the Electoral Reform Society. It means a 31% increase in applications in 2019.